n. [ D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master. ] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bouruignotte, because the Burgundians, F. Bouruignons, first used it. ] A kind of helmet. [ Written also burganet. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel. ] A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [ Written also burgout. ] [ 1913 Webster ]